Section 1 • 117 Questions

Engineering Mathematics & Biostatistics

Practice official GATE Biotechnology questions on Engineering Mathematics: Linear algebra, eigenvalues, differential equations, numerical methods, probability & biostatistics.

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GATE BT 2010 • Q13 MCQ • 1M

A culture of bacteria is infected with bacteriophage at a muliplicity of 0.3. The probability of a single cell infected with 3 phages is (A)

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GATE BT 2010 • Q42 MCQ • 2M

A cell has five molecules of a rare MRNA. Each cell contains 4 × 10* mRNA molecules. How DNA of the rare mRNA. after making cDNA library from such cell? nany clones one will need to screen to have 99% probability of finding at least one recombinan

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GATE BT 2010 • Q55 MCQ • 2M

The standard deviation for the above results is

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GATE BT 2011 • Q21 MCQ • 1M

In ABO blood group system, antigenic determinants are

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GATE BT 2011 • Q46 MCQ • 2M

Value of the determinant mentioned below is 202 11

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GATE BT 2011 • Q48 MCQ • 2M

What will be the probability of having the colour-blind son to a woman with phenotypically has no previous children) normal parents and a colour-blind brother, and married to a normal man? (Assume that she

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GATE BT 2011 • Q49 MCQ • 2M

What will be the probability of having the colour-blind daughter to a phenotypically man? normal woman, who already had one colour-blind son, and is married to a colour-blind

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GATE BT 2011 • Q52 MCQ • 2M

Variance (Vx) for this population of fruit flies as calculated from the above data shall be

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GATE BT 2011 • Q53 MCQ • 2M

The value of standard deviation (SD) will be

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GATE BT 2012 • Q3 MCQ • 1M

Idiotypic determinants of an antibody are associated with the

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GATE BT 2012 • Q22 MCQ • 1M

While searching a database for similar sequences, E value does NOT depend on the

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GATE BT 2012 • Q32 MCQ • 2M

What is the rank of the following matrix? 5 3 1 6 2 4 14 10 0   

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GATE BT 2012 • Q40 MCQ • 2M

A disease is inherite d by a child with a probability of 1/4. In a family with two children, the probability that exactly one sibling is affected by this disease is

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GATE BT 2012 • Q45 MCQ • 2M

Consider the data set 14, 18, 14, 14, 10, 29, 33, 31, 25. If you add 20 to each of the values, then

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GATE BT 2013 • Q16 MCQ • 1M

The suitable substitution matrix to align closely related sequences is

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GATE BT 2013 • Q27 MCQ • 2M

Match the entries in the Group I with the elution conditions in Group II. Group I Group II P. Ion-exchange chromatography 1. Isocratic solvent Q. Hydrophobic column chromatography 2. Ampholytes R. Gel filtration chromatography 3. Increasing gradient of salt S. Chromatofocusing 4. Decreasing gradient of polarity

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GATE BT 2013 • Q39 MCQ • 2M

The Laplace transform of ݂൅6 is

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GATE BT 2013 • Q45 NAT • 2M

One percent of the cars manufactured by a compa ny are defective. What is the probability (upto four decimals) that more than two cars are defective, if 100 cars are produced? __________

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GATE BT 2013 • Q53 MCQ • 2M

The number of clones to represent this fragment in genomic library with a probability of 95% are

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GATE BT 2014 • Q11 MCQ • 1M

The eigenvalues of 𝐀𝐀= ቂ1 −4 2 −3ቃ are

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GATE BT 2015 • Q17 MCQ • 1M

ABO blood group antigens in humans are differentiated from each other on the basis of

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GATE BT 2015 • Q20 MCQ • 1M

Which one of the following amino acids has the highest probability to be found on the surface of a typical globular protein in aqueous environment?

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GATE BT 2015 • Q22 NAT • 1M

[3 0 0 The determinant of the matrix 2 5 6 -8 -60

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GATE BT 2015 • Q34 NAT • 1M

2x1 + x2 = 3 5x1 + bx2 = 7.5 The system of linear equations in two variables shown above will have infinite solutions, if and only if, b is equal to 2.5

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GATE BT 2015 • Q38 MCQ • 2M

Match the compounds in Group I with the correct entries in Group II Group I Group II P) Cyanide 1) K' ionophore Q) Antimycin A 2) Electron transfer from cytochrome b to cytochrome c R) Valinomycin 3) Fi subunit of ATP synthase S) Aurovertin 5) Adenine nucleotide translocase 4) Cytochrome oxidase

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GATE BT 2015 • Q39 MCQ • 2M

What are the eigenvalues of the matrix [[2, 1], [2, 3]]?

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GATE BT 2015 • Q40 NAT • 2M

shown below: For a discrete random variable X, ran(X) = (0, 1,2,3) and the cumulative probability F(X) is 3 F(X) 10.5 0.6 08 1.0 The mean value of X is 1.1

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GATE BT 2015 • Q42 MCQ • 2M

The limit of the function (1 + x/n)^n as n → ∞ is:

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GATE BT 2015 • Q49 MCQ • 2M

Choose the CORRECT sequence of steps involved in cytoplast production

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GATE BT 2015 • Q52 MCQ • 2M

If matrix A = [[4, 2], [1, 3]], then the matrix resulting from the polynomial operation A^2 + 3A will be:

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GATE BT 2016 • Q17 MCQ • 1M

ATP biosynthesis takes place utilizing the H+ gradient in mitochondria and chloroplasts. Identify the correct sites of H+ gradient formation.

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GATE BT 2016 • Q18 MCQ • 1M

Which one of the following is NOT an algorithm for building phylogenetic trees?

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GATE BT 2016 • Q19 MCQ • 1M

Cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation is commonly used for the separation of DNA molecules. The buoyant density, ρ, of a double stranded Cs+DNA is given by the equation ρ = 1.66 + 0.098XG+C where XG+C denotes

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GATE BT 2016 • Q32 NAT • 1M

Runs scored by a batsman in five one-day matches are 55, 75, 67, 88 and 15. The standard deviation is __________________.

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GATE BT 2016 • Q33 NAT • 1M

The positive Eigen value of the following matrix is ______________. 2 1 5 2       

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GATE BT 2016 • Q34 MCQ • 1M

The Laplace transform F(s) of the function f(t) = cos (at), where a is constant, is _____________.

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GATE BT 2016 • Q35 NAT • 1M

The value of the integral 0.9 0 (1 )(2 ) dx x x    is _____________________.

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GATE BT 2016 • Q51 MCQ • 2M

Choose the CORRECT combination of True (T) and False (F) statements about microcarriers used in animal cell culture. P. Higher cell densities can be achieved using microcarriers Q. Microcarriers increase the surface area for cell growth R. Microcarriers are used for both anchorage- and nonanchorage-dependent cells S. Absence of surface charge on microcarriers enhances attachment of cells

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GATE BT 2017 • Q6 NAT • 1M

lim x→0 sin(x) is

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GATE BT 2017 • Q16 NAT • 1M

For y = f(x), ifd-2 = 0r ax , dy = 0 at x = 0, and y = 1 at x =1, the value of y at x = 2 is

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